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John Newman · December 27, 2013 · …whether the price of additive manufacturing (AM) stocks are rising above actual value, interest remains strong in companies such as Stratasys and 3D Systems. This, along with adoption of the technology by companies like GE and Ford, continues to show the continuing growth of AM, and that growth…
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John Newman · December 26, 2013 · Additive manufacturing (AM) is a powerful and versatile technology that can be used to build wonders in an ever-expanding number of materials. Parts of all kinds are manufactured, AM medical devices aid patients in new and amazing ways, and endless prototypes roll out of 3D printers. For the…
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John Newman · December 23, 2013 · …on the state of additive manufacturing (AM), I come across many interesting news items. I’ll gather them up every so often and present them in a Rapid Ready Roundup (like this one). You can find the last Roundup here.We’ll start today’s Roundup with 3D printing service news. Office…
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John Newman · December 20, 2013 · Additive manufacturing (AM) has moved into the arena of big business. According to the Wohlers Report 2013, the industry saw a 28.6% increase in products and services in 2012, and total market value will exceed $6 billion by 2017. As the size of the market increases, one would…
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DE Editors · December 20, 2013 · …for 3D printing and additive manufacturing. According to the company, it improves productivity in quoting, file review, file fixing, mesh optimization and build setup. The quality control minimizes failed builds and machine errors.The company says that the software provides 80 percent faster automatic repair and macro scripting. Part…
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John Newman · December 19, 2013 · The earliest examples of written language in Ireland can still be found dotting the island. Hundreds of Ogham stones record Irish history, their carvings preserving names of important individuals, tribal affiliation, or geographical information. The oldest of the stones can be traced back to the 4th century CE…
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John Newman · December 18, 2013 · …turned its attention to additive manufacturing (AM) with the launch of the da Vinci, from the New Kinpo Group, a conglomerate with an emphasis on electronic goods. The da Vinci is a pretty standard desktop material extrusion printer (which the company calls fused filament fabrication) with a build…
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Kenneth Wong · December 17, 2013 · In the wee hours of one morning, Joe Lutgen came across the DE-Stratasys Rapid Ready sweepstakes announcement. It offered Joe—and many others—a chance to win a Mojo 3D printer, priced around $9,900 retail. Joe, who owns and runs his own engineering consulting business RSI Mechanical LLC, is no…
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John Newman · December 17, 2013 · …and products produced through additive manufacturing (AM) is the build size of the 3D printer in use. Larger AM systems tend to be more expensive to both purchase and to run (more material usage), but do allow for larger batch runs and designs to be built in one…
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John Newman · December 16, 2013 · As additive manufacturing (AM) further develops as an industry, it will continue to separate into various fields of production. Right now, medical applications for AM are developing at a rapid pace along one path, while other uses, such as parts production and rapid prototyping, are developing along another.…
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Kenneth Wong · December 13, 2013 · In the wee hours of one morning, Joe Lutgen came across the DE-Stratasys Rapid Ready sweepstakes announcement. It offered Joe—and many others—a chance to win a Mojo 3D printer, priced around $9,900 retail. Joe, who owns and runs his own engineering consulting business RSI Mechanical LLC, is no…
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John Newman · December 13, 2013 · Additive manufacturing (AM) is an interesting technology to follow not just because of what it offers, but because of how it can inspire innovation. Rapid prototyping means inventions and upgrades enter into production more quickly, and sometimes researchers can even riff off the technology to develop new products…
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John Newman · December 12, 2013 · …The first commercially available additive manufacturing (AM) system for food preparation can make cookies in almost any shape imaginable, in a large variety of flavors. The Foodini comes from a Barcelona company named Natural Machines that is so new its website isn’t much more than a messaging service.…
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John Newman · December 11, 2013 · …always better. While many additive manufacturing (AM) systems seem to be focused on growing larger and larger build envelopes, you don’t always need bigger parts. Micro laser sintering looks to be growing in popularity for the usual reasons AM is popular: speed and freedom of design.EOS and 3D…
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John Newman · December 11, 2013 · …article written proclaiming that additive manufacturing (AM) is overhyped or some kind of phase, companies like Materialise 3D prints and ship another object. New service bureaus and 3D design clearinghouses are appearing all the time, clamoring for attention from a public that has just begun to understand what…
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John Newman · December 9, 2013 · …about the role of additive manufacturing (AM) and firearms continues to grow by degrees. Philadelphia recently became the first city to ban 3D printed guns, and a few voices in the US government are calling for increased regulation on the types of weapons that can be produced through…
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DE Editors · December 9, 2013 · …system. Designed for the manufacturing floor, the ProX 500 produces ready-to-use functional parts and complete assemblies for a variety of aerospace, automotive, patient specific medical devices, fashion products and mobile device use cases.The compact printer was developed in tandem with the new DuraForm ProX material to produce smoother…
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John Newman · December 6, 2013 · …back here. Unlike many additive manufacturing (AM) systems found on Kickstarter, the FORM 1 offered something new; stereolithography printing in a desktop package. Tech junkies that follow Kickstarter developments were apparently as interested as we were, and Formlabs destroyed their $100,000 goal with a total of nearly $3…
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DE Editors · December 6, 2013 · …company says will improve additive manufacturing processes.According to EOS, the system enables the manufacture of larger components. In addition, the EOS M 400 delivers improved quality assurance and is easier to use. The commercialization of the basic model begins in the spring of 2014, with the global distribution…
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John Newman · December 5, 2013 · …on the state of additive manufacturing (AM), I come across many interesting news items. I’ll gather them up every so often and present them in a Rapid Ready Roundup (like this one). You can find the last Roundup here.Today’s Roundup is focused on the happenings at EuroMold 2013.…
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